F-35’s $400K Helmet Still Blinds Pilots on Night Flights
The F-35 Helmet Mounted Display Systems provide pilots with information they need to complete their missions –- such as airspeed, heading, altitude, targeting information and warnings –- on the visor rather than a traditional Heads-up Display. (Photo courtesy Lockheed Martin)The F-35 Helmet Mounted Display Systems provide pilots with information they need to complete their missions –- such as airspeed, heading, altitude, targeting information and warnings –- on the visor rather than a traditional Heads-up Display. (Photo courtesy Lockheed Martin)
Posted By: Hope Hodge Seck December 21, 2016
A software fix designed to make the state-of-the-art F-35 helmet easier to use for Navy and Marine Corps pilots landing on ships at night is still falling short of the mark, the program executive officer for the Joint Strike Fighter program said Monday.
One discovery made as the F-35C Navy carrier variant and F-35B Marine Corps “jump jet” variant wrapped up ship testing this year was that the symbology on the pricey helmet was still too bright and distracting for pilots landing on carriers or amphibious ships in the lowest light conditions, Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan told reporters.
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